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The acquired preparedness model of risk for bulimic symptom development.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20853933     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors applied person-environment transaction theory to test the acquired preparedness model of eating disorder risk. The model holds that (a) middle-school girls high in the trait of ineffectiveness are differentially prepared to acquire high-risk expectancies for reinforcement from dieting or thinness; (b) those expectancies predict subsequent binge eating and purging; and (c) the influence of the disposition of ineffectiveness on binge eating and purging is mediated by dieting or thinness expectancies. In a three-wave longitudinal study of 394 middle-school girls, the authors found support for the model. Seventh-grade girls' scores on ineffectiveness predicted their subsequent endorsement of high-risk dieting or thinness expectancies, which in turn predicted subsequent increases in binge eating and purging. Statistical tests of mediation supported the hypothesis that the prospective relation between ineffectiveness and binge eating was mediated by dieting or thinness expectancies, as was the prospective relation between ineffectiveness and purging. This application of a basic science theory to eating disorder risk appears fruitful, and the findings suggest the importance of early interventions that address both disposition and learning.
Authors:
Jessica L Combs; Gregory T Smith; Kate Flory; Jean R Simmons; Kelly K Hill
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1939-1501     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychol Addict Behav     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-21     Completed Date:  2011-01-14     Revised Date:  2011-09-13    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8802734     Medline TA:  Psychol Addict Behav     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  475-86     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. combs.jess@gmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Body Image*
Bulimia / diagnosis*
Bulimia Nervosa / diagnosis*
Child
Diet, Reducing
Female
Humans
Models, Psychological*
Questionnaires
Risk
Self Efficacy*
Social Environment
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 AA016166-01A2/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA016166-04/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS
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